Tall willow thickets return to northern Yellowstone

Abstract Northern Yellowstone National Park provides an example of passive restoration, as wetlands and riparian areas there lost most tall willows in the 20th century, due to intensive herbivory by elk (Cervus canadensis). Following large carnivore restoration in the late 1990s, elk numbers decreas...

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Main Authors: Luke E. Painter, Michael T. Tercek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-05-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3115